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At long last the long awaited Windows 7 operating system has been unleashed. People all over the US have spent the night at retail stores waiting to be the first ones to snap up their copies. If you’re a netbook user, you way be wondering:
Is Windows 7 Netbook Friendly?
Yes it seems to be so far. Microsoft is not blind to the success of netbooks and knows that netbook users now account for a large number of computer users. The only problem though is that without a DVD drive, most netbooks will have trouble loading the new operating system.
Is this a trick from Microsoft to let netbook users out in the cold?
Nah…
You can apparently get Windows 7 via straight Internet download. At the time, I read about this, the link seemed down but keep checking it out and let us know how it turns out for you.
Who has Windows 7 for netbooks already working? How does it fare? Would you recommend it? Is the difference between XP and 7 like night and day? Come on, spill the beans already!
At long last the long awaited Windows 7 operating system has been unleashed. People all over the US have spent the night at retail stores waiting to be the first ones to snap up their copies. If you’re a netbook user, you way be wondering:
Is Windows 7 netbook friendly?
Yes it seems to be so far. Microsoft is not blind to the success of netbooks and knows that netbook users now account for a large number of computer users. The only problem though is that without a DVD drive, most netbooks will have trouble loading the new operating system.
Is this a trick from Microsoft to let netbook users out in the cold?
Nah…
You can apparently get Windows 7 via straight Internet download. At the time, I read about this, the link seemed down but keep checking it out and let us know how it turns out for you.
Who has Windows 7 for netbooks already working? How does it fare? Would you recommend it? Is the difference between XP and 7 like night and day? Come on, spill the beans already! [Microsoft allows Windows 7 via USB]
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In comparison to Vista it could hardly get any worse no matter what Window 7.0 is like……
The people that are being left out in the cold, so to speak, are those that buy a new netbook with the Windows 7 starter edition without knowing the limitations. The Windows 7 starter edition with the limitations of lack of DVD support(even with an external DVD), no desktop personalization, no multi- monitor support, no media center etc. are the ones who may have buyers remorse. All the disappointment can be offset by an $80 upgrade.
I think if you have a USB CD drive, this should be simple as booting the disk from the BIOS and installing. I’m still gonna stick with XP though, because hardware support is a concern. I’d like to just get a Win7 netbook too and then benchmark stuff on it to compare.
I have had Windows 7 running only Toshiba NB 205 for over a month now and love it. The boot time is quicker than XP, the battery life suffers a little bit, but that might be in part because I love the look of the OS and haven’t deactivated any of its toys. On another note, because I am a student, I paid only $30 (maybe $35 for unlimited downloads) for it. BIG fan.
i think yes because people buy drives for their net books and i think they should run windows 7 home premium because they can handle it and come on Microsoft give net books a flashy feature